Volume 3: The World of the Lotus Lantern Chapter 40: Peach Banquet, Emperor!
Ever since he changed his form through fetal transformation and became his past incarnation Jiuyou.
It seemed that Jiale had no shortage of energy beads all of a sudden, so he practiced here peacefully. The energy beads clanged and entered the Kunlun Mirror by themselves.
The Sun Star Core has been completely refined, and the Sun God Body seems to be not far from perfection. If there are four or five more Sun Star Cores, Jia Le may be able to achieve perfection directly.
But it is impossible to get four or five more. Up to now, this world has only these two, and he got them both. It is already a miracle. If he wants to get another solar core, he can only wait until the next world to plan.
Although he had enough energy beads, Jiale did not continue practicing.
Sharing Jiuyou's memories, Jiale has been in seclusion for eight years now. For immortals and gods, this time does not seem to be a big deal, but for Jiale, it is already a very long time for him to be in seclusion. He still needs to come out and walk around, and show his face in front of Wu Dang Sheng Mu and others. After all, during his previous training, he sensed that there were a lot of people waiting outside the Yin Yang Palace, and even now there are still many left.
It would seem inappropriate if I don't go out and meet him.
Speaking of the Yin-Yang Coffin under his seat, this Yin-Yang Coffin is probably Jiale's most outstanding work since his practice.
With the Yin-Yang Coffin on him, Jiale is confident that he can defeat even the late Golden Immortal. As for the peak Golden Immortal, it depends on the situation. Of course, if Jiale recalls Jiuyou and uses Jiuyou's power, that would be another matter. At least in this world, Jiale would be able to run rampant.
Green pines and cypresses were waiting behind Jiale. Wuzhuima and Xiaohong had already been sent to Jiuyou by Jiale.
Wuzhuima and Xiaohong are both ghosts. Obviously, the conditions for their cultivation here at Jiale are insufficient, so it is just right to send them to Jiuyou. It happened that Jiuyou had conquered the Shiwan Yinshan Mountains, which not only represented a piece of territory of the underworld, but also represented 10% of the authority of the underworld and the six realms of reincarnation. Jiuyou defeated Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with his own ability, so naturally he would not forget this biggest trophy.
Those people in the underworld don’t think that Jiuyou is going there to do good deeds.
Today, Yinshan Mountain is completely under the control of Jiuyou.
The six spiritual generals led the Shura demon clan to settle there. Wuzhuima and Xiaohong were also left in Yinshan. The underworld is the most suitable place for ghosts to practice. It is full of yin energy. For ghosts, yin energy is much more suitable for practice than spiritual energy, not to mention Yinshan which has been managed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for a long time.
After getting Jiuyou's help, Wuzhuima and Xiaohong broke through to the level of True Immortal in no time.
After seeing Jiuyou actually refused to leave the underworld, the Ten Yama Kings became panicked. They had just driven away the wolf and now caught a tiger. They knew the wolf to some extent, but they had no idea about the tiger. Thinking of this, the Ten Yama Kings suddenly missed Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. However, seeing the current situation in Yinshan, the Ten Yama Kings knew that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was probably in great danger.
Not daring to delay, the Ten Kings of Hell hurriedly reported to their superiors. Jiuyou was too fierce, they dared not go up to him directly, as that would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. If the sky fell, there were big guys to hold it up. Above the Ten Kings of Hell were the Five Ghost Emperors, Fengdu Emperor, Niangniang Pingxin and other big guys. It was not their turn to worry about anything.
"Open the door."
As Jia Le finished speaking, Qingsong Cuizhu hurriedly opened the door of Yin Yang Palace.
The cultivation conditions on Jin'ao Island are too good. Qingsong Cuizhu, as Jiale's boys, are enjoying the best cultivation conditions. When Jiale broke through, they were enveloped by the essence of Taoism, and now they have also broken through to the level of True Immortal.
The gate of Yin Yang Palace opened.
The Shangqing disciples outside the hall were also shocked. Seeing Jiale walk out slowly, they couldn't help but show awe. Most of the disciples who were still here were below the Golden Immortal level. Although some of them were of higher generation than Jiale, their strength was so limited that they dared not show off to Jiale at this time.
When Jia Le walked out of the Yin-Yang Palace, Bi Xiao also felt it and rushed over directly.
"Ah, Jingchun, you made me, your uncle-master, wait for eight years. Tell me how to compensate me."
ah!
Jiale looked at Bixiao in confusion, "Uncle-master, you are a scammer. I will cry if I meet those professional scammers."
Tell me, this is the origin of the fraud.
"Don't try to be cute. It's useless. Just let me play with the magic weapon for two days."
Jiale couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard that. You said you wanted to satisfy your curiosity, so just say it. You made him scared.
The miniature Yin-Yang Coffin was placed in Bixiao's hand. Generally, one's own magic weapon should not be shown to others easily, especially when it is directly handed over to someone else. It is even rarer. But who can blame Bixiao? Although she is Jiale's great uncle, in Jiale's eyes, she is more like a senior sister.
If Bixiao dares to reach out, Jiale will naturally dare to deliver it.
However, when Bixiao saw Jiale really handing over the Yin-Yang Coffin, he simply patted Jiale's hand.
"You, your cultivation is improving very quickly, but this sense of crisis, yes, sense of crisis, you still need to learn from me, your great-grandmaster. Can you show your life treasure to others easily? Don't you know that this concerns the life and property of a cultivator? If the other party uses any means on your life treasure, you won't even have time to cry."
As he said that, he pushed the Yin-Yang Coffin back. Jia Le was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't help feeling touched. Bi Xiao was really supporting him.
When the Golden Spirit Holy Mother and others who arrived later saw this scene, they couldn't help but laugh.
"This Bixiao, she's the one who does the good things. Why is she afraid that we're plotting against something that belongs to a junior?"
Lingyaxian and the others also smiled awkwardly. To be honest, if it weren't for Bixiao's move, they really wanted to see what kind of magic weapon Jiale had refined and study it. However, with Bixiao's move , even if they had some ideas, they didn't dare to implement them. They couldn't lose that person. Most importantly, they also saw clearly Jiale's status in the Shangqing lineage.
The three sisters are one, plus Zhao Gongming. Bixiao treats Jiale so well, so the other three will naturally be no exception. Add to that the Holy Mother Wu Dang, and you have the Prince of Shangqing. You can't afford to offend him.
"Uncle Master, that's for other people. You are all my relatives, how can I not feel at ease?"
This one sentence made everyone feel deeply emotional. After experiencing all kinds of tribulations, they have come to this day. Although the Taoist Patriarch Shangqing is no longer with us, in the entire Three Realms, the only one who can say that they are all family is probably the Shangqing lineage, especially those who can stand here today.
Because of Jiale's words, the atmosphere in the Shangqing lineage seemed to be much better.
"Jingchun, the Peach Banquet is about to begin. The Queen Mother sent someone to deliver the invitation. Since you are in seclusion, your master will accept it for you."
Ge Xuan handed the invitation to Jia Le, who was also surprised when he heard it. It was the Peach Banquet!
As the saying goes: If an immortal does not attend the Peach Banquet, it is of no use even if he lives forever.
The Peach Banquet is the standard for measuring the level of a god. The monkey is powerful, but he has only participated in the Peach Banquet once, and it was mandatory. Gods and immortals below the fifth rank cannot even enter the gate of the Peach Banquet. The Peach Banquet is also a time for the Heavenly Court to show its background and strength.
In fact, the main thing is: peaches.
The last time Jiale ate a six thousand year old peach, he directly obtained a Xuanxian level energy bead. Although Jiale now has a lot of energy beads in the Kunlun Mirror, Jiale never has too many energy beads, and they are never enough. This is still a six thousand year old peach. I heard that there are many nine thousand year old peaches in the Peach Garden. These are all golden fairy level energy beads. If I give them all to him.
No, my saliva is left.
Gradually, Jiale also liked this method of obtaining energy beads by eating and drinking without fighting.
Since the peaches can be transformed into energy beads, what about the others, such as the Grass-Returning Pill? I wonder if the Immortal Zhenyuan will be present this time.
A-choo!
The immortal Zhenyuan, who was on his way to heaven, rubbed his nose and indicated that he was fine in response to the concerned looks of several disciples.
He calculated with his hands. It was not a coincidence that he could reach such a level of cultivation. It was obvious that someone was targeting him. And he was not an ordinary person. His strength must be very high and his luck was exaggerated. It was enough to affect him. It was not something an ordinary person could do.
You have to know that he is known to be as old as the sky, and this is not just talk. With the cultivation at the peak of the Golden Immortal and the deepest qualifications in the Three Realms, no matter which one of them is brought out, Zhen Yuanzi can brag about it. The Jade Emperor always invites him to the Peach Banquet, and even the Three Pure Ones had to call him fellow Taoist at the beginning. Nowadays, there are not many in the Three Realms who can compare with Zhen Yuanzi in strength.
Such a person, yet now someone dares to covet his things. Apart from that rookie monkey, it seems that no one else has the courage to do so.
But the monkey is called ignorant and fearless, what does this belong to?
With a bit of vigilance in his heart, Zhen Yuanzi continued to go to the Heaven. At the same time, other immortals and gods were also rushing to the Heaven. On the Sanxian Island, Jia Le followed Sanxiao back to the Sanxian Island to pick up San Shengmu before going to the Heaven together. Although the Jade Emperor did not like Yang Jian and Yang Chan, he would not leave them behind in this Peach Festival.
"Third Holy Mother, are you sure you want to leave this Precious Lotus Lantern with me for the time being?"
On the way, Jiale slowly put away the Precious Lotus Lantern. Although the Precious Lotus Lantern was good, it didn't mean much to Jiale now. After all, there were not many people in the Three Realms who could be his enemy. If there was someone he couldn't deal with, he would just send out Vest No. 1 to attack him. What's more, the Yin-Yang Coffin was not bad either.
However, Jiale did not expect that the Third Holy Mother would not accept it and asked Jiale to keep it.
"It is a crime to possess a treasure, Master Zhenjun. I also understand this principle. Although this Precious Lotus Lantern is powerful, there are too many people who covet it. I'd better leave it with Master Zhenjun first. When I break through to the Golden Immortal level, I will ask Master Zhenjun for it."
Breakthrough to Golden Immortal!
Jia Le looked at the cultivation level of the Third Holy Mother, who was at the peak of the Xuanxian level. In fact, she was not far from the Golden Immortal, just one step away.
But as everyone knows, there are at least three hundred peak Xuanxian in the Three Realms now, if not a thousand. Among them, the longest time they have been stagnant in this realm is more than a dozen kalpas. Although the Third Holy Mother has better aptitude, it may not be easy for her to break through to the Golden Immortal realm. What's more, the Third Holy Mother is also a proud person. She may not be able to accept a flower blooming below the seventh rank. So forget about it within a thousand years, unless there is some great opportunity.
millennium.
Jiale estimated that he might not be able to stay in this world for another thousand years.
But even though the Third Holy Mother didn't want it, Jiale was happy to accept it. There is no need to explain the role of the Precious Lotus Lantern. With the Precious Lotus Lantern, Jiale has more and stronger cards up his sleeve. It is not impossible for him to fight against the peak Golden Immortal.
"Master uncle, have you ever attended the Peach Banquet before?"
The three Xiaos all shook their heads upon hearing this.
"The three of us like quietness. The atmosphere of the Peach Banquet is too noisy. We don't like it very much, so we didn't go in the past. Like you, this is also the first time."
Yunxiao spoke slowly, and Jiale understood immediately.
The Shangqing lineage reopened the Jin'ao Island, and the Queen Mother sent out quite a few invitations this time. Almost all the second and third generation disciples of the Shangqing lineage were included, and not a single Golden Immortal or Profound Immortal was left out. The Three Sky were naturally the top priority. In the past, not only the Three Sky would not attend the Peach Banquet, but also the Golden Spirit Mother Goddess and others.
But this time it was different. The Golden Spirit Mother took the lead in participating, and the Turtle Spirit Mother, the Wu Dang Mother, the Three Sky, and Zhao Gongming were also present.
All of a sudden, I'm afraid that half of the seats at the Peach Banquet will be occupied by the Shangqing lineage. If they say that they are just going to simply attend the Peach Banquet, Jiale doesn't believe it. He doesn't know whether it is simply to show the power of the Shangqing lineage, or whether the Golden Spirit Mother is preparing to make some moves. My cheap husband, this time he is a bit stubborn, and I guess he can't resist.
Outside the South Heaven Gate, Jiale was already starting to worry about the Jade Emperor.
"Hey, three ladies, Sister Chan, Master Zhen, you are all here!"
Nezha's voice sounded from behind. Jiale turned around and nodded, "Where are you coming back from, Brother Nezha?"
The three Xiaos did not delay any longer. After saying something to Jiale, they went straight in, leaving Yang Chan and Jiale to reminisce with Nezha. Nezha had a great feud with the Shangqing lineage, and the three Xiaos looked down on this guy.
Nezha also knew the tempers of these three people and didn't care at all. He just talked to Jiale and Yang Chan on his own.
"Something happened in the Buddhist sect. I lost contact with my eldest and second brothers. I went to look for them, but there was no news at all. It was as if they had disappeared into thin air. When I went to the underworld, they said that they had been arranged to be reincarnated. So I hurried back to report."
Something happened to Jinzha and Muzha?
Yang Chan didn't know the situation in Buddhism yet and was a little confused.
"I don't know what happened. The whole Heaven is keeping it a secret. Not many people know about it now. I guess the Buddhist monks offended someone they shouldn't have offended. The old man has been depressed these past two days. King Yama whispered to me that the Buddhist sect might be in trouble this time."
Although Jinzha and Muzha are Nezha's biological brothers, Nezha did not feel sad at all when he talked about the fact that Jinzha and Muzha had died and reincarnated.
To be precise, in this family, Nezha has a better relationship with his mother and sister. Didn't you see that he calls Li Jing "old man".
Jin Zha and Mu Zha have been bullying Nezha since they were young. Not long after, they left the Li Mansion and followed Wenshu and Cihang to practice. They didn't have much affection for each other. After Jin Zha and Mu Zha practiced Buddhist techniques, their feelings became even more indifferent. Not only towards Nezha, but also towards Li Jing. Although the Li family seems to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Conferred God, it is far behind the Huang family and the Yu family.
At least if there are difficulties, these companies can still go together.
"What about the Great Sage?"
Yang Chan had a good impression of monkeys, and Nezha used to get along well with monkeys, so they spent a lot of time together. Now that he heard that something had happened in the Buddhist sect, he couldn't help but ask.
"That monkey seems to be fine. I went to Huaguo Mountain before and he lived a very good life. But when I asked him about the details of Buddhism, the monkey seemed to have something to hide and didn't say much."
Jiale couldn't help but smile when he heard this. This monkey was quite loyal and didn't even give Jiuyou away.
"Okay, let's go in."
Jiale didn't let them stay outside the Nantian Gate for too long. There were more and more people coming and going, and they were tired of greeting them.
"Third Holy Mother, where have you been during this period? Why haven't I seen you here?"
Entering the South Heaven Gate, two figures walked out from the back. Upon closer inspection, they were actually two female fairies who were no less powerful than the Three Holy Mothers.
"Sister Chang'e, Sister Baihua, I have been practicing with the True Lord recently and have not been in Mount Hua. If it weren't for the Peach Banquet, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see you two sisters."
It turned out to be Chang'e and the Fairy of Flowers.
Chang'e and the Fairy of Flowers also saw Jiale and Nezha at this time.
"Chang'e and Baihua greet the True Lord!"
At this time, Jia Le was the most powerful person in the Heavenly Court. In terms of strength, he was able to defeat the Peacock King. In terms of status, he was the fourth-rank Sun Lord and the adopted son of the Jade Emperor. The two of them did not dare to neglect him.
"You two are polite, please go in together."
The Peach Banquet invited a group of people, but this group of people would bring some more people with them, just like the disciples brought by Zhen Yuanzi. However, they would not sit at the main table. Someone in Heaven would make special arrangements for them, but they would not be treated as well as those with invitations. There would definitely be no peaches, and the imperial wine would definitely be of inferior quality.
"True Lord, True Lord, the Emperor wants to see you."
A voice came from afar. Jiale looked up and saw that it was Taibai Jinxing, trotting towards him.
He came closer, bowed to Jiale, and then conveyed the Jade Emperor's words again, which meant that he wanted to see him before the Peach Banquet officially began.
Jiale did not refuse. After all, he was a cheap godfather and there might be some benefits he could get from him.
"Thank you, Star Lord, for leading the way."
After saying goodbye to Nezha and the others, he followed Taibai Jinxing to the Lingxiao Palace. He was not afraid that the Jade Emperor would do anything to him, as the initiative was in his hands. Although the Jade Emperor was powerful, Jiale was confident that he could escape unscathed from his hands. However, the Jade Emperor probably didn't dare to do anything to him. The Golden Spirit Mother already had her own ideas, so the Jade Emperor would not take the initiative to give her a reason.
Tongming Palace.
This was the residence of the Jade Emperor. Taibai Jinxing brought Jiale to the door and then left. This was not the first time Jiale came here, so he walked in at ease.
At this time, the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother were both sitting on it.
"I have met the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother!"
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother looked at Jiale with complicated expressions. Their son had grown up too fast. When they first recognized him, he had just broken through to the Xuanxian realm. Now, not long after, he has reached the middle stage of the Golden Immortal realm. At this moment, the Jade Emperor was embarrassed to let Jiale call him godfather, after all, Jiale was already a Golden Immortal.
"Jingchun, your cultivation level has improved so quickly that even I am envious."
Jiale hurriedly flattered him, his envy was fake but his worry was real. After some meaningless greetings, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother saw that Jiale was unmoved and took one step at a time, so they knew they couldn't get anything out of him and could only get to the point .
"Jing Chun, I asked you to come here this time because, firstly, I want to thank you for helping Little Golden Crow untie his knot. The Sun Star has now completed its replacement perfectly, saving the Three Realms from a catastrophe. Secondly, I feel that you are now a mid-stage Golden Immortal. The title of Sun Star Lord is probably not enough to reward you. I really want to confer you the title of Western Sun Emperor, a first-rank position, second only to the Six Imperials. I asked you to come here this time just to ask for your opinion."
The Western Sun Emperor! Newly created?
There are not many emperors in the heavenly court, including the Jade Emperor, the Upper Purity Emperor, the Taiqing Emperor, the Supreme Jade Emperor, the Upper Palace Heavenly Emperor, the Zhongtian Ziwei North Pole Emperor, the Dongji Qinghua Emperor, the Nanji Changsheng Emperor, and Hou Tu Huang Di Ji, which are the so-called Three Pure Ones and Six Imperial Lords.
These are also the people with the highest status in the Heavenly Court, and below this group of people, there are not many who can obtain the title of Emperor.
The most famous one is the North Pole Zhenwu Emperor. Now the Jade Emperor has created a West Pole Sun Emperor. This is to bring together the east, south, west and north. Not to mention, apart from these nine super-class people, if Jiale accepts the throne, he will be second only to the nine of them.
Seeing the Jade Emperor, the position of the deity is very good, but why does the Jade Emperor treat him so well? What is his intention?
His cultivation is one aspect, but the main reason is probably the response and preparation to the actions of the Golden Spirit Mother. What is she trying to do with him?
Jiale is not that addicted to high positions and generous salaries. The Golden Spirit Mother did not tell him the specific things, so Jiale did not know much about the Golden Spirit Mother's plan. The information gap is here. Jiale really cannot understand the Jade Emperor's full intention at this time. However, Jiale still knows the principle that the more you do, the more mistakes you make, and the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness. I am a lowly god with limited knowledge and talent. How can I hold such a high position? I am afraid that my virtue is unworthy of the position and it will damage the dignity of the Heavenly Court. Please leave this high position to other people with outstanding achievements."
Seeing Jiale’s direct refusal, the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother looked at each other.
In the past, the Yuqing lineage fought fiercely for the position of one of the Six Emperors of Heaven. But now Jiale doesn't even look down on the throne he gave him. Is he really just a young cultivator who has been practicing for a short time?
The Jade Emperor naturally would not give up just like that, and he immediately began to list all kinds of benefits. He kept raising the price and his power was growing.
But the more Jiale gave, the more he felt there was something wrong, so he couldn't accept it.
Looking at Jiale's appearance, the Jade Emperor felt helpless. If it were someone else, the Jade Emperor might have forced himself on him.
"Emperor, Dou Mu Yuan Jun has arrived."
The Golden Spirit Mother has arrived!
The Jade Emperor was startled when he heard this, and he looked at the Queen Mother, then at Jiale.
"Jingchun, do you still recognize me as your foster father?"
Jia Le gave a bitter smile upon hearing that. He was greedy and suffered a great loss. At first he thought that having the Jade Emperor as his godfather was not a loss at all. At that time, he could be considered a great backer. However, he did not expect that his cultivation would improve so quickly. He did not expect that the Golden Spirit Mother would be born directly. The Shangqing lineage immediately rose up, and the Jade Emperor was nothing to him.
Until now, the Shangqing lineage seems to be even more powerful than the Heavenly Court, and there are even intentions of confronting it. This is very troublesome. On one side is the personal master, and on the other side is the adoptive father. Do I need to choose?
He looked at the Jade Emperor with some resentment, "We are all gangsters, it would be very boring if you come here like this."
Can’t we just let the matter of adoptive father and adoptive son go?
But it would not be good to not acknowledge this adoptive father whom he had personally recognized. Wouldn't this put Jiale in a difficult position?
Jiale dared to guarantee that as long as he nodded at this moment, he would never be able to escape the throne of the Western Sun Emperor. Since the Jade Emperor was so eager to give it to him, how could Jiale dare to accept it?
"Emperor, the Holy Mother Wudang wants to see you."
call!
